Cloud Computing: Salesforce.com Launches $1 Million Hackathon

Grazed from TopTechNews.  Author: Jennifer LeClaire.

Hackathons are making headlines these days but one cloud provider’s contest is coming with the largest single hackathon bounty ever. Salesforce.com is turning heads with a $1 million #salesforcehack during its Dreamforce event.  Here’s the deal: Developers will create the next killer mobile app on the Salesforce Platform for a chance to win a cool $1 million.

Salesforce has noticed a trend: with social networks rising — and with the simultaneous proliferation of mobile devices — developers are looking to capitalize on the potentially lucrative technology shift to create a new class of enterprise apps…

How Serious is Salesforce?

“We’re in the midst of a mobile app renaissance,” said Adam Seligman, vice president of Salesforce Platform developer and partner marketing. “Developers are reinventing how business works, and how companies connect with their customers. With the Salesforce Platform, they have the proven mobile, social and cloud services to create exponentially more productive apps for the enterprise.”…

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